The future of American tennis will showcase his skills in South Florida.

American teenager Taylor Fritz has been awarded a wild card into next week's Delray Beach Open's main draw, where he will be playing in the fourth ATP-level event of this pro career.

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The tournament also announced that American teenager Tommy Paul has received a wild card to play in the 16-player qualifying tournament.

Last night, Fritz defeated world No. 29 Steve Johnson, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in the second round of the Memphis Open to reach his first ATP World Tour quarterfinal in only his sixth career Tour-level match. Fritz faces veteran Benjamin Becker this afternoon for a spot in the Memphis semifinals.


The 18-year-old from California turned pro in 2015 after winning the junior US Open and has already moved up the ATP rankings to No. 145 in the world.

The 2015 world No. 1 junior has won three ATP Challenger events, including a win in Australia in January where he defeated world No. 100 Dudi Sela in the final.

The 18-year-old Paul, who lives in nearby Boca Raton, made his ATP World Tour debut at the 2015 U.S. Open and has won four Futures titles in improving his ranking to No. 251. Paul won the junior French Open last June, was runner-up to Fritz at the junior U.S. Open and reached a career-high No. 3 ranking in the world in the ITF junior rankings last September.

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